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Letters Patent No. 94,119, dated August 24, 1869 antedatetl A ugust 14, 1869. l

TOY-PISTOL.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it 'may concern Be it known that I, JOHN P. KIRK, of the city of Brooklyn, E. D., in the county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Toy- Pistol or Gun; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operatiorlv of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- .f

Figure l is a sectional view. y

Figures 2 and 3 represent the pulley, ratchet-wheel, and shaft, and the trigger and shaft respectively.

Figlu'e 4 is the lever or crank for setting the spring.

Figure 5 represents a plain cork plug, made" to tit air-tight in the barrel.

,Figure 6 represents a modification of the end of the barrel, for purposes hereafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I nill proceedto describe its construction and operation.

Y A suitable handle, A, (preferably made of two parts, cast hollow,) is provided with a proper recess or spa-ce for' the working ofthe pulley, ratchet-wheel, and shaft B, and the upper end of trigger E, which maybccast of any suitable material.

The'front end of the handle A is provided with a round projection, a., over which the rear end of the barrel is screwed, or otherwise fastened firmly.

This barrel C may be of any suitablematerial, but smooth brass tubing is preferable.

XVithinthis barrel is arranged a at the front end of which is arranged a close-fitting piston, 5G, of cork or other suitable material, fitting as near air-tight as possible without too much friction.

To this pistou a cord, F, is attached at one end, the cord passing back through the barrel to the pulley B, to which the other end is fastened, as shown in g..1.

vThe right-hand end of the shaft of the pulley. B is made long enough to project through the handle on that side, and is made square for the length of the suitable spring, D,

On this square end the crank H lits, so that it can easily be puton and taken oil'.

The diiferent parts being put together, as described and shown in fig. 1, the operation of loading andlring is gone through as follows:

The crank H is placed on the square end of shaft B, which is turned ,by it in the direction of the arrow; The cor'd is wound on the pulley, and the spring oompressed. The trigger, held to the ratchet-wheel lby the small spring K,'acts as a paul, and-prevents the shalt B from turning back. The plug, fig. 5, is nowplaced in theend of the barrel, and forced down a short distance.

It is now loaded and ready to lire, pulling the trigger.

which it does by rlhe act of pulling the trigger releases the pulley, upon which the cord-is wound, and allows the spring to force the piston suddenly toward the front end of the barrel, compressing .the air between the pistou and plug, which, in turn, forces the latter-out of the barrel` with a loud report, and throws it ver-'y accurately 'a considerable distance.

Themodication shown in iig. 6 is intended to be used -for closing the end of thebarrel airtight by means of paper-,'bladdcr, parchment, or other similar' material. J -is a ring, of metal, of the same bore ofthe barrel, and a little thicker, having three arms, two opposite each other, and one between these two, arranged' parallel with the bore, and intended to lit over the outside of the end of the barrel. j The extreme end of the barrel is provided with an outside ring or enlargement, soldered orotherwise fastened to it, and having three notches cut in it for these armsto pass through.

These arms areprovided, ou their outside, with aV screw-thread, over which the screw-ring I is made to fit, the front end of thisscrew-ring coming in contact with the ring or enlargement at the end of thebarrel, upo'n being' turned, draws the ring J down on thepa per or substitute, which is placed over the muzzle or end of the barrel, and firmly clamps itbetween, thus closing it .air-tight.

'Ihe spring being set, as above described, and released by pulling the trigger, compresses the air between the piston and the paper or substitute, and bursting it with a loud report.

lVhen the ring J is screwed down close against the end of the barrel, it can also be used for throwing the p lug or ball in the manner first described.

I am aware that compressing the air in a tube olo'sed at one end'with paper, by forcing a piston in at the other' end, and thus making a report by bursting the paper, is not new.

I am also aware that closing one end of a tube with a cork, and by pushingva piston from the other end with the hand,and thus forcing the cork out with a report, is not-new, and I do not claim either of them;v

but

What I do claim as new, and .desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. The toy-pistol' or gun, arranged and Operated as described, as a new article of manufacture.

2. The use of aclose-itting piston, arranged in front of a spring, for the purpose of compressing the air inl the barrel of a pistol or gun, as set forth `and described.

3. The arrangement for compressing a' spring by means of a cord, pulley, and lever', or their equivalents, for the purpose of compressing the air in the barrel of a pistol or gun@A 4. Closing air-tight the barrel of a pistol or gun, at or near its front end, and compressing the air behind it by means of releasing a compressed or stretched spring.

JNO. P. KIRK: lVitnesses:

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